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Israeli soldiers stand next to demonstrators holding a banner in memory of Rachel Corrie, a US activist run over by an Israeli bulldozer during a demonstration in Gaza in 2003, during a protest against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Maasarah near the city of Bethlehem, on March 19, 2010. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Israel must comply with the Middle East Quartet's call to halt settlement activity as a means to clear the way for peace negotiations.

Israeli soldiers stand next to demonstrators holding a banner in memory of Rachel Corrie, a US activist run over by an Israeli bulldozer during a demonstration in Gaza in 2003, during a protest against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Maasarah near the city of Bethlehem, on March 19, 2010. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Israel must comply with the Middle East Quartet's call to halt settlement activity as a means to clear the way for peace negotiations.

Palestinians examine the damage in a metal workshop destroyed in an Israeli army airstrike early Friday in Gaza City, Friday, March 19, 2010. The Israeli air force responded to a rocket fired by Gaza militants at Israel that killed a Thai worker, by striking six targets in southern Gaza early Friday. The military identified the targets as three weapons-smuggling tunnels; two other tunnels militants were digging to infiltrate into Israel; and a weapons workshop. No injuries were reported.

Palestinian boys stand in a metal workshop destroyed in an Israeli army airstrike early Friday in Gaza City, Friday, March 19, 2010. The Israeli air force responded to a rocket fired by Gaza militants at Israel that killed a Thai worker, by striking six targets in southern Gaza early Friday. The military identified the targets as three weapons-smuggling tunnels; two other tunnels militants were digging to infiltrate into Israel; and a weapons workshop. No injuries were reported.

Palestinians examine the damage in a metal workshop destroyed in an Israeli army airstrike early Friday in Gaza City, Friday, March 19, 2010. The Israeli air force responded to a rocket fired by Gaza militants at Israel that killed a Thai worker, by striking six targets in southern Gaza early Friday. The military identified the targets as three weapons-smuggling tunnels; two other tunnels militants were digging to infiltrate into Israel; and a weapons workshop. No injuries were reported.

A destroyed metal workshop is seen after it was hit in an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City, early Friday, march 19, 2010. An Israeli warplane fired two rockets at a metal workshop early Friday, Palestinian witnesses said. A rocket fired by Gaza militants smashed into a greenhouse in an Israeli border village Thursday, killing a Thai worker in the first such death since Israel's massive offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza more than a year ago.

A crater is seen at destroyed metal workshop after it was hit in an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City, early Friday, march, 19, 2010. An Israeli warplane fired two rockets at a metal workshop early Friday, Palestinian witnesses said. A rocket fired by Gaza militants smashed into a greenhouse in an Israeli border village Thursday, killing a Thai worker in the first such death since Israel's massive offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza more than a year ago.

Masked Palestinian militants from Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, a militia linked to the Fatah movement, talk to journalists in Gaza City, Thursday, March 18, 2010. The militant group claimed responsibility for firing a rocket at Israel on Thursday. The rocket killed a Thai farm worker, Israeli medics said, in the first death from a rocket attack since Israel's Gaza offensive last year.

Palestinian youths run from Israeli troops, not seen, during clashes near the Nahal Oz crossing east of Gaza City, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Palestinians have been marching to the sensitive crossing point over the past few weeks, angry over an Israeli decision to fortify the border area with concrete barriers.

Palestinian youths run from Israeli troops, not seen, during clashes near the Nahal Oz crossing east of Gaza City, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Palestinians have been marching to the sensitive crossing point over the past few weeks, angry over an Israeli decision to fortify the border area with concrete barriers.

Palestinian youths take cover from Israeli troops during clashes near the Nahal Oz crossing east of Gaza City, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Palestinians have been marching to the sensitive crossing point over the past few weeks, angry over an Israeli decision to fortify the border area with concrete barriers.

Palestinian youths run from Israeli troops during clashes near the Nahal Oz crossing east of Gaza City, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Palestinians have been marching to the sensitive crossing point over the past few weeks, angry over an Israeli decision to fortify the border area with concrete barriers.

Palestinian youths wave their national flag and light tyres during clashes with Israeli soldiers at the border fence near Gaza City on March 17, 2010 to protest against Israel's renovation of a synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City and plans to build new settlements. Israel reopened the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound and lifted a days-old lockdown of the occupied West Bank on March 17, a day after Jerusalem saw the heaviest Palestinian rioting in years.

Palestinian youths light tyres and wave their national flag during clashes with Israeli soldiers at the border fence near Gaza City on March 17, 2010 to protest against Israel's renovation of a synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City and plans to build new settlements. . Israel reopened the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound and lifted a days-old lockdown of the occupied West Bank on March 17, a day after Jerusalem saw the heaviest Palestinian rioting in years.

Palestinian youths take cover as they clash with Israeli soldiers at the border fence near Gaza City on March 17, 2010 to protest against Israel's renovation of a synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City and plans to build new settlements. . Israel reopened the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound and lifted a days-old lockdown of the occupied West Bank on March 17, a day after Jerusalem saw the heaviest Palestinian rioting in years.

Palestinian youths take cover as they clash with Israeli soldiers in Gaza City, near the border with Israel, on March 17, 2010 to protest against Israel's renovation of a synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City and plans to build new settlements. . Israel reopened the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound and lifted a days-old lockdown of the occupied West Bank on March 17, a day after Jerusalem saw the heaviest Palestinian rioting in years.

Supporter of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit protest near the township of Rahat, southern Israel, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. The sign reads in Hebrew "Prime Minister Gilad Schalit is still alive". Schalit was captured by Hamas-allied militants in a cross-border raid near Gaza in 2006.

Palestinian school girls wave a Palestinian flag during a demonstration on March 16, 2010 in Gaza City to protest the reopening of a 17th century synagogue in Jerusalem, amid growing unrest in the Holy City. Hamas had earlier declared a 'day of rage and alarm' over the inauguration of the rebuilt synagogue, which is near the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, sacred to both Jews and Muslims, and which Palestinians fear is the first step in an Israeli plan to destroy the Old City compound and rebuild a Jewish temple on its ruins.

Palestinian school girls hold up a cardboard cut-out of the Al-Aqsa mosque during a demonstration on March 16, 2010 in Gaza City to protest the reopening of a 17th century synagogue in Jerusalem, amid growing unrest in the Holy City. Hamas had earlier declared a 'day of rage and alarm' over the inauguration of the rebuilt synagogue, which is near the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, sacred to both Jews and Muslims, and which Palestinians fear is the first step in an Israeli plan to destroy the Old City compound and rebuild a Jewish temple on its ruins.

Palestinian school girls wave a Palestinian flag during a demonstration on March 16, 2010 in Gaza City to protest the reopening of a 17th century synagogue in Jerusalem, amid growing unrest in the Holy City. Hamas had earlier declared a 'day of rage and alarm' over the inauguration of the rebuilt synagogue, which is near the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, sacred to both Jews and Muslims, and which Palestinians fear is the first step in an Israeli plan to destroy the Old City compound and rebuild a Jewish temple on its ruins.